Comparison

Up Ahead vs Countdown Day Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Up Ahead

A visually appealing app to track upcoming events with customizable countdown widgets for your Home and Lock Screens. Create events in seconds and personalize them with unique patterns. Stay organized with reminders and attachments.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown widgets
  • Event timeline view
  • Unlockable decorative patterns
  • Flexible reminders
  • Event attachments (notes/links)
  • Recurring and multi-day events
  • iCloud backups
Features
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Up Ahead is a playful, beautiful way to keep track of everything you’re looking forward to. Create events in seconds, and build yourself an eclectic timeline full of birthdays, weddings, holidays, vacations, game releases, sporting events, or anything coming up that brings you joy. As your timeline grows, you’ll unlock themed patterns that can be used to give your events personality. Keep your countdowns top of mind with customizable widgets for your Home Screen or Lock Screen. --- CREATE EVENTS Up Ahead events are quick and simple to create — just give your event a name, a date (with optional time), a category icon, and a color. EVENT TIMELINE View your events in a unique timeline format that gives you visual information about how much time is passing between events, and allows you to easily look back on your entire event history. PATTERNS As you create events, you’ll start to unlock decorative patterns that can be applied to any of your events and appear in both your in-app timeline and your widgets. Patterns are unlocked based on the content of your events, or as weekly gifts. How many can you find? REMINDERS Schedule flexible reminders to get notified about the events you don't want to miss. ATTACHMENTS Keep all your event information in one place by attaching short notes or links to your events. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS * "Countdown" widgets are simple widgets for counting down to a specific event. * "Coming up" widgets come in multiple sizes and will dynamically count down to whatever event is coming up next. They can be customized with filters and display names, allowing you to create widgets such as “Next Raptors game” or “Upcoming game releases”. * "Timeline grid" widgets give you a colorful high-level overview of all your upcoming events. LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Simplified versions of “Countdown” and “Coming up” widgets are available to place right on your Lock Screen. SIRI SHORTCUTS Automate event creation or ask Siri about your events with Siri Shortcuts. TIMELINE FILTERING Quickly filter your events temporarily so that you can get a clean look at just the film releases you’re looking forward to, or the birthdays you want to remember. RECURRING EVENTS Mark an event as recurring — weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or yearly — to have it automatically replace itself in your timeline when an instance of the event has passed. MULTI-DAY EVENTS Give an event an optional end date to countdown to both an event’s beginning and its end. ICLOUD BACKUPS Automatically back up your events and pattern unlocks to iCloud Drive to ensure you never lose access to your data. EVENT SHARING Lightweight event sharing allows you to export and share colorful images of any event. SOUND AND HAPTICS Delightful sound effects and haptics bring the app to life. ...and lots more fun stuff to discover. --- The free version of Up Ahead is free forever, and contains no ads. If you’re looking for the best way to simply pop a few good-looking countdown widgets onto your Home Screen or Lock Screen, downloading Up Ahead for free is a great place to start. With an in-app subscription to Up Ahead Plus, you’ll get all the bells and whistles: unlimited event creation, recurring and multi-day events, the full suite of widget types, and more. --- Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Privacy policy: https://upaheadapp.com/privacy Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Countdown Day Tracker

Never miss an important date again. This app helps you track upcoming events like birthdays and anniversaries, showing the remaining days, hours, and minutes. You can also reflect on past milestones by tracking time elapsed since they occurred.

Highlights
  • Custom countdowns for future events
  • Track time elapsed since past events
  • Real-time countdowns
  • Intuitive interface
  • Monthly and annual subscription options
Features
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Welcome to Countdown Day Tracker, where every moment counts! Never miss a special occasion again with our Countdown Day Tracker. Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, wedding, or any other important event, Countdown Day Tracker helps you keep track of the days, hours, and minutes leading up to your special moments. Whether you're looking forward to upcoming events or reflecting on past milestones, Countdown Day Tracker has you covered. Key Features: Custom Countdowns: Create personalized countdowns for future events or track the time elapsed since past events. Real-Time Tracking: See exactly how much time is left until your future events or how much time has passed since past events. Easy to Use: Intuitive interface makes setting up and managing countdowns a breeze. "Countdown Day Tracker" plans for ads free usage: * Monthly: $0.99 * Annual: $8.99" You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • Monthly: $0.99 • Annual: $8.99" • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/countdowndaytracker/privacy-policy • Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/countdowndaytracker/terms-of-service Download Countdown Day Tracker now and start counting down to your next memorable moment or celebrate past milestones!

Screenshots

Up Ahead4 screens
Countdown Day Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Up Ahead at none against Countdown Day Tracker's shown. Up Ahead also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Countdown Day Tracker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Up Ahead sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Countdown Day Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Up Ahead ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdown Day Tracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Up Ahead versus Countdown Day Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUp AheadCountdown Day Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (684 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings684 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel GauthierHasan Basri Ozturk

Customer experience

Up Ahead

All ratings684 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative8.2%

Countdown Day Tracker

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Up Ahead

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widget doesn't update automatically
  • Backup feature doesn't work
  • Sound effects stopped working
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Unlock all patterns
  • More color options
  • More icons and customization
  • Calendar integration
  • Siri and reminder integration
Show 6 more
  • iPad app
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Ability to set end dates for recurring events
  • Periodic reminders for past events
  • Family sharing
  • Import events from other calendars

Countdown Day Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Up Ahead

Subscriptions2
  • Up Ahead Plus$1.491 Month
  • Up Ahead Plus$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Up Ahead Plus$29.99
2 purchases

Countdown Day Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Up Ahead free?
Up Ahead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Day Tracker free?
Countdown Day Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Up Ahead or Countdown Day Tracker have ads?
Countdown Day Tracker shows ads; Up Ahead does not.
Which is updated more often, Up Ahead or Countdown Day Tracker?
Up Ahead ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdown Day Tracker every 4 months. Most recently, Up Ahead was updated on September 19, 2026 and Countdown Day Tracker on June 5, 2026.

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